| The picture below shows larger front and back views of this Old United States Navy U.S.S. Helena (SSN-725) Submarine Advertising Glass Beer Mug. The mug is not dated and the year that it was made is unknown. One side has the ship’s insignia or emblem and the other side has an emblem for the U.S. Navy Tomahawk Vertical Launching System. One pictures the State of Montana and a submarine, and the other pictures a Native American Indian Tomahawk hatchet. The side of the mug has a gauge that goes from SURFACE, P.D., 200, 400, and CLASSIFIED. It is marked as follows: U.S.S. HELENA SSN-725
GUARDIANS UNITED STATES NAVY
TOMAHAWK
VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM The clear glass mug measures about 5-1/2'' tall. It appears to be in mint condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is some Historic information about the U.S.S. Helena (SSN-725) submarine: U.S.S. Helena (SSN-725)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia History
United States
Name: U.S.S. Helena
Namesake: The City of Helena, Montana
Awarded: 19 April 1982
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down: 28 March 1985
Launched: 28 June 1986
Sponsored by: Mrs. Jean Busey
Commissioned: 11 July 1987
Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia
Motto: Proud and Fearless
Status: in active service General characteristics
Class and type: Los Angeles class submarine
Displacement: 5,808 long tons (5,901 t) light, 6,203 long tons (6,303 t) full, 395 long tons (401 t) dead
Length: 110.3 m (361 feet 11 inches)
Beam: 10 m (32 feet 10 inches)
Draft: 9.4 m (30 feet 10 inches)
Installed power: Steam Turbine (nuclear)
Propulsion: S6G nuclear reactor
Complement: 12 officers; 98 enlisted
Armament: 4 - 21 inch (533 mm) bow tubes, 10 Mk48 ADCAP torpedo reloads, Tomahawk land attack missile block 3 SLCM range 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km), Harpoon anti surface ship missile range 70 nautical miles (130 km), mine laying Mk67 mobile Mk60 captor mines. |
